MarkD
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Favorite foliage, anyone? Post any leaves you see that make you say wow.
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PeppermintPatty
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Not so much the foliage but the tree growing like a giant Bonsai in solid rock in Northern Territory
Photo was taken with a tiny pocket size digital camera in 2005 ( by hubs ) when we were living travelling in or caravan for 2 years
Taken here
Kings Canyon
Photo was taken with a tiny pocket size digital camera in 2005 ( by hubs ) when we were living travelling in or caravan for 2 years
Taken here
Kings Canyon
MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
Yes indeed. I love them too though I haven't had much luck growing it. We are pretty arid and I don't irrigate much. A native fern related to maidenhair ferns is the Five Finger Fern, Adiantum aleuticum or Western Maidenhair Fern. This one I have tried to grow so many times that I no longer am even tempted to try growing it. They have a beautiful stand of it at one of our nearby bot gardens.
The one I have ( Iāve got 2 pots of it ) I had growing in the ground in Adelaide ā¦.in small shade house ā¦Yes indeed. I love them too though I haven't had much luck growing it. We are pretty arid and I don't irrigate much. A native fern related to maidenhair ferns is the Five Finger Fern, Adiantum aleuticum or Western Maidenhair Fern. This one I have tried to grow so many times that I no longer am even tempted to try growing it. They have a beautiful stand of it at one of our nearby bot gardens.
and I managed to dig a little bit out to pot, when we sold our home ā¦.this is the same plant + the other pot ā¦not as large I pottered ā¦.in 2004 ā¦..itās never been out of that pot ā¦
South Aust is the driest state in Australia so I know what you mean about being arid , weāre not had a drop of rain
Since about Oct ā¦.we've got mains water and about 12.000 ltrs of storage for rain water ( tanks are getting low )
@MarkD however weāve only got a smallish block of land our homes built on ..itās a typical Aussie house block about 20 mtrs wide ā¦43 mtrs deep
MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
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- San Francisco Bay Area
That describes most parcels here too. We are wider than most at 100 feet so about 30 meters but also 120 feet deep. Originally we were zoned commercial but had it changed to residential sine that cuts the tax to half. I have friends who just go ahead and water daily but for a short time early in the day. But Iād feel guilty doing it.
I wonder if you have it in a fast draining medium? I believe they are one of those that want both good drainage and moisture.
MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
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- San Francisco Bay Area
One of my favorite plants for foliage is the passion vine P. Membranaceae. It is purple on the backside and olive green on the front but they glow like copper when backlit. Here it is in bright sun, covering my tool shed:
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Here is the front of the leaf in indirect sun:
The purple you see belongs to the sepals through which the flowers emerge. Backlit looking at the front side:
Backlit in deeper shade:
The sepals permit longer than the flowers. The flowers are chartreuse but I'll go post those in the Flower A Day thread.
Here is the front of the leaf in indirect sun:
The purple you see belongs to the sepals through which the flowers emerge. Backlit looking at the front side:
Backlit in deeper shade:
The sepals permit longer than the flowers. The flowers are chartreuse but I'll go post those in the Flower A Day thread.
Most āgardening soil ā we have was purchased due to the solid limestone we have here ā¦.most of veggie areas is raised garden beds , purchased āgood soilā by trailer load for RGB but itās horrible dosent hold moisture
papa tiger
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Our Japanese Maple drops its leaves in late November / mid December. Some get on the Cement front Porch.
with a gentle rain they get wet and leave real cool prints on the cement. I power was them as
they fuzzy out in the spring. Its like I planed the printing of the cement with Maple leaves every
year.
with a gentle rain they get wet and leave real cool prints on the cement. I power was them as
they fuzzy out in the spring. Its like I planed the printing of the cement with Maple leaves every
year.
Got a photo ? Iād love to see that ā¦.We donāt see many maples in South Australia itās to hot in summer for them
Iāve seen a few really nice ones in Australiaās capital cityā¦called Australian Capital Territory (known as / called Canbera ) itās 2 days drive from where I live ā¦
they are only about 5 ~ 6 foot tall and growing in shaded front gardens @papa tiger
MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
I can picture that if you ever get a picture of it I'd love to see it.
@MarkD all my shade loving plants are growing on my back and side verandahs ā¦but mainly the back verandah which is attached to the back part of our home , they used to suffer from the wind , then we had a sorta heavy duty types of blinds installed ( we can put them up and down manually ) and my begonias really picked up well
The verandah is 4 x 14 mtrs
